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+1, but personally I would change it (at my expense) at 5K miles. I would also not reset the oil service indicator either. Call me old fashioned but I still think there is something to be said for getting that initial "break in" oil out of there.

I have 8.5k on odo and will be taking a semi-cross country trip in august and wanted to change oil- my question is in regard to the computer that tracks upcoming scheduled oil change which is showing another 8k miles - If i pay for this oil change, will it automatically reset and then start from zero until another aprox 15k miles?????i really was planning on an oil change at 7-8k range and then letting bmw do their normal change at ~15k, but was not sure how it all works. can i tell tech to track manually the current due date? any input is appreciated, as on all my other bmw(leases) i just went with the scheduled maintenance(my 09 sedan went to 18.4k miles before they took it in etc) but this one is my wifes and we are keeping, so thought i would be a bit more obssesed/detailed on maintenace than usual. many thanks all

2012 alpine white (that she loves a lot and me too.......) but i would have loved/liked/stared at, longed, driven more if it was a 3.5 tsk , tsk , tsk, sigh

+1, but personally I would change it (at my expense) at 5K miles. I would also not reset the oil service indicator either. Call me old fashioned but I still think there is something to be said for getting that initial "break in" oil out of there.

I have 8.5k on odo and will be taking a semi-cross country trip in august and wanted to change oil- my question is in regard to the computer that tracks upcoming scheduled oil change which is showing another 8k miles - If i pay for this oil change, will it automatically reset and then start from zero until another aprox 15k miles?????i really was planning on an oil change at 7-8k range and then letting bmw do their normal change at ~15k, but was not sure how it all works. can i tell tech to track manually the current due date? any input is appreciated, as on all my other bmw(leases) i just went with the scheduled maintenance(my 09 sedan went to 18.4k miles before they took it in etc) but this one is my wifes and we are keeping, so thought i would be a bit more obssesed/detailed on maintenace than usual. many thanks all

2012 alpine white (that she loves a lot and me too.......) but i would have loved/liked/stared at, longed, driven more if it was a 3.5 tsk , tsk , tsk, sigh

The reset is NOT automatic, but you have to tell the Service shop not to reset.